ASSOCIATED PRESS
For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend.
More women from the Global South or developing countries are affected by sex testing in sports, said Payoshni Mitra, executive director of Humans of Sport, an advocacy organization that focuses on human rights issues for athletes. She has worked with dozens of female athletes across Asia and Africa to fight sex testing practices.
NEW YORK TIMES
Fighting for the Body She Was Born With
Payoshni Mitra, a researcher and activist on gender and sports, suggested that Chand appeal the ban that has kept her from competing.
NEW YORK TIMES
Rights Group Demands End to Sex Testing of Female Track Athletes
A Human Rights Watch report said that regulations governing athletes with differences of sexual development are harmful and disproportionately affect women of color from developing nations.
NEW YORK TIMES
This Intersex Runner Had Surgery to Compete. It Has Not Gone Well.
Annet Negesa, Uganda’s 800-meter Olympic hopeful, says she was advised to undergo an irreversible surgery because of naturally elevated testosterone levels. Her career has never been the same.
SPOTLIGHT SPORTCAST
Dr Payoshni Mitra - Human Rights Defender In Sports
Dr Payoshni Mitra, a former badminton player, is a leading athlete rights activist focused on abolishing sex testing policies in women's sports. She collaborates with athletes across Asia and Africa, helping them address human rights violations and communicate with sports governing bodies and stakeholders.
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Do the Olympic rules have to change?
Do the Olympic rules have to change? Athletes' rights activist Payoshni Mitra speaks with DW.
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European Court of Human Rights find in favour of Semenya
This week the European Court of Human Rights found that the state of Switzerland discriminated against intersex athlete, Caster Semenya; Dr Payoshni Mitra supported her challenge and responds to the decision which she says 'brings a ray of hope while challenges remain'.
NDTV | We The People
"In Sports, Hierarchy Can Create Abusive Power"
When asked if this incident and protest is just the tip of the iceberg, Payoshni Mitra, CEO of Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sports, said that "in sports there is this hierarchy which we need to address and understand that such a hierarchy can create abusive power."
THE TIMES UK
Caster Semenya’s lawyer wants answers over ‘misleading’ study that led to ban
World Athletics is facing renewed calls to scrap the controversial rules barring Caster Semenya and other runners with high testosterone levels from elite competition after doubt was cast on the scientific evidence.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
End Abusive Sex Testing for Women Athletes
Human Rights Watch partnered with expert scholars Payoshni Mitra and Katrina Karkazis to conduct research in 2019, interviewing affected athletes, coaches, and other officials and experts relevant to this issue, as well as reviewing court and medical documents.
CREA
Dutee Chand in Conversation with Dr. Payoshni Mitra
Human Rights Watch partnered with expert scholars Payoshni Mitra and Katrina Karkazis to conduct research in 2019, interviewing affected athletes, coaches, and other officials and experts relevant to this issue, as well as reviewing court and medical documents.
THE TELEGRAPH UK
Sporting regulations that pressure DSD athletes into medical procedures should be banned, UN says
A report puts pressure on states to intervene, ruling that sports courts 'are not designed to fully address human rights complaints'
THE TELEGRAPH UK
Report calls for an end to 'harmful' rules limiting female athletes' testosterone levels
World Athletics governing body has described report as one-sided and says it was not invited to respond
CLARIN
Payoshni Mitra, la defensora de las atletas perseguidas por su testosterona alta: “Se violan sus derechos“
Clarín charló con la abogada india y ex jugadora de bádminton que defendió y defiende las luchas de Santhi Soundarajan, Dutee Chand, Caster Semenya y Annet Negesa.
TAZ
Activist on hyperandrogenic female athletes
Activist Payoshni Mitra advocates for female athletes with higher testosterone levels. She calls for an end to compulsory medical interventions.
THE TELEGRAPH UK
Impending Caster Semenya verdict could have impact far beyond athletics
Athletics is holding its breath ahead of the Cas judgement on testosterone rules
NEW YORK TIMES
The Humiliating Practice of Sex-Testing Female Athletes
Payoshni Mitra, a researcher and activist on gender and sports, suggested that Chand appeal the ban that has kept her from competing.
WBUR RADIO
Who is a woman and who is a man isn't as easy as we think it is, especially when it comes to sports.
JM: Payoshni Mitra took a train and a bus and anything she could to get to Dutee Chand's side and say, "Listen, you don't have to go through this surgery or you don't have to take these drugs. You can fight this." And in many cases, the athlete hasn't had these advocates. That's why we haven't heard about them in the news, they haven't complained about it.